Location of work: Tallinn

Type of contract: permanent

Start date: 22 August 2022

Deadline for submission of documents: 7 March 2022

The Estonian Academy of Arts is Estonia’s only public university that provides higher education

in architecture, design, art and art culture, and it has operated continuously since 1914. The

Academy of Arts trains artists, architects, designers, art historians and restorers. It offers

approximately 30 specialities. A total of 1,200 students are enrolled.

Associate professor is a recognised teacher in his or her area of specialisation. The

position of associate professor entails engaging in teaching, creative activity and research

and development in his or her field.

Teaching interaction design at the first two levels of higher education and curating the English-

language Interaction Design master’s programme; conducting lectures and study projects as

well as supervising graduation theses; supporting students’ individual development and giving

feedback; conceptualising and developing the field of interaction design in Estonia; developing

business cooperation in the context of study. Knowledge and experience in design thinking,

service and user interface design is a plus.

More information about the associate professor’s duties of employment can be found in the

associate professor’s job description.

HEAD OF CURRICULUM

Requirements for the candidate:

• master’s degree or equivalent qualification;

• recognized creative artist in their speciality;

• English proficiency B2, desire to learn Estonian;

• competence to organize teaching and to teach subjects in their speciality at the first two

levels of higher education at minimum (teaching experience in higher education is required)

and experience supervising students (unless the candidate has not worked as an ordinary

teaching staff member in a higher education institution);

• ability to develop curricula and teaching methods;

• persons with prior experience working as teaching staff must have participated in in-service

training in the field of teaching during the last five years;

• at least five years of active research, development and creative activity (RDC activities),

competence to manage and direct RDC activity in their field and to apply for the necessary

funding;

• experience leading a team or managing a project;

• management, cooperation and communication related competences.

More information about the requirements for the position of associate professor can be found

here.

Documents to be submitted:

• signed application addressed to the rector;

• curriculum vitae (CV);

• document certifying education and degree along with copies of annexes to the document;

• digital portfolio (10-25 works);

• overview and substantiation of outstanding, distinguished results achieved in professional

artistic activity;

• academic staff member’s teaching portfolio;

• vision or action plan for development of the MA curriculum;

• other documents considered important by the candidate.

Documents are to be emailed to personal@artun.ee or mailed to the Personnel Department

(Personaliosakond, Põhja pst 7, 10412 Tallinn, ruum D202)

The Estonian Academy of Arts offers;

• the possibility to have a voice in the development of the speciality;

• meaningful work in a developing lifelong art design and architecture teaching

environment, Estonia’s largest;

• opportunities for cooperation and continued growth in other universities in the world;

• a supportive professional team and strong student community;

• 56 days of holiday and flexible work time;

• incentivized participation in sports and exercise programs;

• an inspiring and contemporary work environment in the Kalamaja neighbourhood of

Tallinn.

For more information about the position of associate professor of graphic design, contact the

Dean of the Faculty of Design Ruth-Helene Melioranski ruth.melioranski@artun.ee. For more

information about working at the Academy of Arts or applying for a position, contact Head

of Human Resources Dagmar Raide dagmar.raide@artun.ee and https://www.artun.ee/en/

academy/available-posts/faculty-elections/